Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban

Analysis

Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in March 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from November 2024 to November 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £3.4m (+17%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chinese Overseas Christian Mission (£3.4m), Church Pastoral Aid Society (£3.5m) and Young Life International (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 37%, trading 32%, investments 14% and charitable activities 7.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £97k. Charitable activities took 9.3% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.